News comment by UN Refugee Agency’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Gillian Triggs on the UN Secretary-General’s Policy Briefing on People on the Move
Today, the UN Secretary-General issued a policy briefing on “COVID-19 and People on the Move” as part of a series that highlights how the international community can deliver an effective, coordinated response to COVID-19, particularly for the world’s most vulnerable...
For Yemenis on the brink, aid funding gap spells disaster
Already the world’s worst humanitarian crisis after years of conflict and mass displacement, aid cuts due to lack of funds and arrival of COVID-19 put millions of lives at risk. By Shadi Abusneida in Sana’a, Yemen Having suffered through more than five years of...
Malian refugees, local hosts flee after Sunday attack on site in western Niger
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. More than a thousand people – a mix of refugees from Mali, displaced Niger nationals...
Greece must ensure safety net and integration opportunities for refugees – UNHCR
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned over government-arranged exit of...
UNHCR outraged at killings of two refugees and one community member in Niger
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, strongly condemns the targeted killing of two Malian refugee leaders and a local host community leader in an attack by unidentified armed elements in Western Niger late Sunday, 31 May. Over 50 armed men on motorbikes swarmed into...
Southern Hemisphere winter intensifies hardship for displaced Venezuelans
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. As Latin America emerges as the new epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, UNHCR, the UN...
Northeastern Nigeria camp blaze kills two, leaving thousands without shelter
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and humanitarian partners are stepping up assistance to...
UNHCR helps displaced Syrian-Armenians facing hardship amid pandemic
Syrians who fled conflict to the land of their ancestors in Armenia are struggling to restart their lives amid the COVID-19 pandemic. UNHCR has stepped in to provide support. By Anahit Hayrapetyan in Yerevan Life was tough for George, his wife Ani and their twins...